What are you listening to, right now................
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Turning the clock back nearly 40 years and thrashing Stiff Little Fingers - Hanx on the headphones at work at the moment.
Saw them live last night for the first time ever despite this album being one of my favourites ever since it came out in 1980. Still crack out a good gig with plenty of energy.
Bonus was Eddie and the Hot Rods as support.Edit: Jake Burns managed a call out to the events in NZ last week. I won't mention exactly how he led to his comments as the thread would have to shift quickly to the politics thread. The sentiment was appreciated though.
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@Nevorian absolute classic
Can’t remember if I’ve posted this already but this is Adrian Borland from The Sound doing an acoustic version. He was a contemporary and big fan of Ian Curtis, probably in part due to sharing mental health issues. Anyway, what I love about Adrian’s version is that he strips the song back to emphasise the lyrics which highlights just how stunning the song is.
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@Nevorian said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Crucial that is indeed a great version, haven't heard any of is music before, might check some out for my playlist.
I'm in the opposite camp, reminds me of that guy with a guitar in a hipster bar type.
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@Nepia said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Nevorian said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Crucial that is indeed a great version, haven't heard any of is music before, might check some out for my playlist.
I'm in the opposite camp, reminds me of that guy with a guitar in a hipster bar type.
I'm not sure if you listened past the first two verses (I agree that it is a bit 'busker' to that point) as he builds quietly to the essence of the song. At least he doesn't try and ham it up all the way through like some versions I have heard.
If you know the background story to the singer you will also understand that he probably understands the song as well as Curtis wrote it. Listen to his own work at the same period. Different style but quite obviously all about his own demons.
Borland lasted a lot longer than Curtis but they ended up in the same place. (Borland eventually jumped in front of a train at Wimbledon Station) -
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I'm gonna watch this even though Motley Crue were at best a pretty fucken ordinary band.
I can't imagine how good the equivalent GnR movie would be.
Kickstart My Heart and Dr Feelgood are as good a rock tracks as you are going to hear. The rest i could easily take or leave.
A decent GnR movie could never be made. Not sure the egos in play could handle it.
Teaser would be my favourite song of theirs but in terms of great rock acts they're firmly in the lower division for me.
I don't totally disagree with you, but 41 million albums is a shit load
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@mariner4life So a similar number to Rick Astley then
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I'm gonna watch this even though Motley Crue were at best a pretty fucken ordinary band.
I can't imagine how good the equivalent GnR movie would be.
Kickstart My Heart and Dr Feelgood are as good a rock tracks as you are going to hear. The rest i could easily take or leave.
A decent GnR movie could never be made. Not sure the egos in play could handle it.
Teaser would be my favourite song of theirs but in terms of great rock acts they're firmly in the lower division for me.
I don't totally disagree with you, but 41 million albums is a shit load
I think the cut off would be about 100 million at least to put them in that very top bracket.
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I'm gonna watch this even though Motley Crue were at best a pretty fucken ordinary band.
I can't imagine how good the equivalent GnR movie would be.
Kickstart My Heart and Dr Feelgood are as good a rock tracks as you are going to hear. The rest i could easily take or leave.
A decent GnR movie could never be made. Not sure the egos in play could handle it.
Teaser would be my favourite song of theirs but in terms of great rock acts they're firmly in the lower division for me.
I don't totally disagree with you, but 41 million albums is a shit load
I think the cut off would be about 100 million at least to put them in that very top bracket.
is anyone arguing they are in the top bracket? Any one at all?
I would struggle to name more than 3 songs.
@Machpants i would say old Rick had a broader appeal that a dirty hair metal band from LA.
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I'm gonna watch this even though Motley Crue were at best a pretty fucken ordinary band.
I can't imagine how good the equivalent GnR movie would be.
Kickstart My Heart and Dr Feelgood are as good a rock tracks as you are going to hear. The rest i could easily take or leave.
A decent GnR movie could never be made. Not sure the egos in play could handle it.
Teaser would be my favourite song of theirs but in terms of great rock acts they're firmly in the lower division for me.
I don't totally disagree with you, but 41 million albums is a shit load
I think the cut off would be about 100 million at least to put them in that very top bracket.
is anyone arguing they are in the top bracket? Any one at all?
I would struggle to name more than 3 songs.
@Machpants i would say old Rick had a broader appeal that a dirty hair metal band from LA.
Well you said 41 million is a shit load....exact words.
Rick got covered by the Foos, that probably gave the career a boost.
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@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I'm gonna watch this even though Motley Crue were at best a pretty fucken ordinary band.
I can't imagine how good the equivalent GnR movie would be.
Kickstart My Heart and Dr Feelgood are as good a rock tracks as you are going to hear. The rest i could easily take or leave.
A decent GnR movie could never be made. Not sure the egos in play could handle it.
Teaser would be my favourite song of theirs but in terms of great rock acts they're firmly in the lower division for me.
I don't totally disagree with you, but 41 million albums is a shit load
I think the cut off would be about 100 million at least to put them in that very top bracket.
is anyone arguing they are in the top bracket? Any one at all?
I would struggle to name more than 3 songs.
@Machpants i would say old Rick had a broader appeal that a dirty hair metal band from LA.
Well you said 41 million is a shit load....exact words.
Rick got covered by the Foos, that probably gave the career a boost.
it's not?
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@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@mariner4life said in Re: Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
I'm gonna watch this even though Motley Crue were at best a pretty fucken ordinary band.
I can't imagine how good the equivalent GnR movie would be.
Kickstart My Heart and Dr Feelgood are as good a rock tracks as you are going to hear. The rest i could easily take or leave.
A decent GnR movie could never be made. Not sure the egos in play could handle it.
Teaser would be my favourite song of theirs but in terms of great rock acts they're firmly in the lower division for me.
I don't totally disagree with you, but 41 million albums is a shit load
I think the cut off would be about 100 million at least to put them in that very top bracket.
is anyone arguing they are in the top bracket? Any one at all?
I would struggle to name more than 3 songs.
@Machpants i would say old Rick had a broader appeal that a dirty hair metal band from LA.
Well you said 41 million is a shit load....exact words.
Rick got covered by the Foos, that probably gave the career a boost.
it's not?
This list won't go that low
I'm depressed I live in a world where Justin Beiber has sold as much as he has.
List of best-selling music artists - Wikipedia